British and European touring car title winner Sir John Whitmore has died at the age of 79.
Whitmore was one of Britain's leading drivers of the 1960s, best known for winning the 1961 British Saloon Car Championship and the European Touring Car crown four years later.
For 1961 he bought an 848cc Mini - for £400 - and won the British Saloon Car Championship.
He then joined Ken Tyrrell's works-supported team to race Minis for the next two seasons before stepping up to Fords as he built a reputation as one of Britain's leading saloon car racers of the era.
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